Watch a short video explaining the teachings for the subject, "Spiritual Life of a Believer"
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The Sacrifice of Praise: A Life of Thanksgiving
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In Jeremiah 33:11, it is written:
... the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
The "sacrifice of praise" in this verse is the Hebrew word, "todah" which means "to give thanks, to give praise, or a thanksgiving offering". It represents living a lifestyle of praise and thanksgiving to the God of Israel.
We are told this in Hebrews 13:15 as it is written:
... let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
Our land represents our life. It gets into captivity from hurts and wounds which come into our lives. These hurts and wounds come from "offenses". These offenses can be things which other people do to us or great disappointments which happen in our lives where we might blame God for them. When our heart is wounded, we can experience self pity and bitterness. This can cause us to lose our joy and zeal for serving the God of Israel. This is when "our land" goes into "captivity". In order to end our captivity, we need to praise and thank the God of Israel for who He is and the goodness and mercy that He has shown to us throughout our lives rather than dwell on the negative and blame the God of Israel for our hurts and wounds. Then, we will end the captivity of our land.
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